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Wilson County

Tennessee · 175,033 residents (2025 est.) · 571 sq mi
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Part of the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government metro area
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Wilson County is home to 158,805 people in Tennessee. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 69,996 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 38% more than in Tennessee as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 7%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,839, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Wilson County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population67,675 → 158,805 (+135%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$197,046 → $428,000 (+117%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 37.8% (+22.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 95 counties in Tennessee

  • 2nd in household income$95,839
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree37.8%
  • 2nd in home value$428,000
  • 22nd in diversity score44.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
158,805
+79%since 2000
from 88,809 in 2000
175,033 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
278 / sq mi
+79%since 2000
from 156 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.8
+10%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
571 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
59K86K113K141K168K19902000201020202024Wilson County
2024159K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(9,450)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(9,481)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(11,644)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(9,924)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(8,560)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.4%(19,714)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(22,834)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(21,334)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(20,614)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(15,353)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(7,820)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(2,077)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$95,839
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,140 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,888
+106%since 2000
from $22,739 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.1%
+23.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.437
+8%since 2010
from 0.406 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$428,000
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $133,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,486
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $567 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
23.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.66 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 38.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.5
+52%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
85
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.8%(80,638)
Black6.2%(5,545)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,127)
Asian0.5%(419)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.3%(125,986)
Black7.1%(11,334)
Hispanic / Latino6.5%(10,359)
Asian2.2%(3,537)
Other4.8%(7,589)
Diversity Score
45
+72%since 2009
from 26 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
22
−20%since 2020
from 28 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.3%(5,179)
Central American1.3%(1,986)
Puerto Rican0.6%(913)
Salvadoran0.5%(848)
Guatemalan0.4%(639)
Colombian0.2%(367)
Cuban0.2%(305)
Honduran0.2%(277)
Venezuelan0.2%(265)
Dominican0.1%(205)
Spaniard0.1%(204)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(150)
Peruvian0.1%(118)
Chilean0%(78)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(1,505)
Filipino0.5%(793)
Chinese0.2%(337)
Vietnamese0.2%(284)
Korean0.1%(221)
Pakistani0.1%(118)
Hmong0%(58)
Japanese0%(48)
Taiwanese0%(36)
Cambodian0%(36)
Thai0%(23)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(17)
Burmese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(20)
Ancestry
English14.4%(22,816)
American13.8%(21,940)
German11.4%(18,077)
Irish9.9%(15,648)
Italian3.4%(5,466)
Scottish2.6%(4,143)
French1.9%(3,003)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(2,483)
Polish1.2%(1,853)
Dutch1%(1,527)
Arab0.9%(1,411)
Egyptian0.8%(1,225)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(1,028)
Norwegian0.4%(709)
Welsh0.4%(666)
Hungarian0.3%(427)
British0.3%(419)
Danish0.3%(416)
Russian0.2%(386)
West Indian0.2%(349)
Croatian0.2%(321)
Greek0.2%(318)
Austrian0.2%(290)
Czech0.1%(232)
Nigerian0.1%(216)
Jamaican0.1%(186)
Swiss0.1%(179)
Portuguese0.1%(158)
Ethiopian0.1%(155)
Lebanese0.1%(121)
Canadian0.1%(116)
Armenian0.1%(114)
Iranian0.1%(110)
Finnish0.1%(92)
Brazilian0.1%(86)
Kenyan0.1%(81)
Romanian0%(75)
Haitian0%(71)
Belgian0%(66)
Bulgarian0%(47)
Slovak0%(46)
Serbian0%(45)
Latvian0%(25)
Ukrainian0%(22)
Israeli0%(13)
Syrian0%(12)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.8%
+18.2 ptssince 2000
from 19.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+12.5 ptssince 2000
from 80.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.7%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.1 min
+49%since 2000
from 20.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.3%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 84.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.8%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.3%
+11.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+11.9 ptssince 2017
from 81.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 94.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 94.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.2%(17,744)
Married59.4%(37,374)
Widowed2.8%(1,750)
Divorced9.7%(6,078)
Women 15+
Never married23%(15,001)
Married56.5%(36,877)
Widowed8.3%(5,443)
Divorced12.2%(7,963)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 61.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 29.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.1%(2,536)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(2,497)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(2,742)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(319)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(17)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,020 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Wilson County, decade by decade

Wilson County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199067,675$78,847$197,04615.6%19.2
200088,809$91,338$242,28019.6%21.4
2010113,993$87,290$269,73224.0%28.7
2020147,737$95,705$343,24934.8%42.9
2024158,805$95,839$428,00037.8%44.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wilson County, Tennessee?

Wilson County, Tennessee has about 158,805 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wilson County, Tennessee?

The typical household in Wilson County, Tennessee earns about $95,839 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wilson County, Tennessee expensive?

In Wilson County, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $428,000, and the typical rent is about $1,486 a month.

How educated are people in Wilson County, Tennessee?

About 37.8% of adults age 25 and over in Wilson County, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wilson County, Tennessee?

About 8.0% of people in Wilson County, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Wilson County, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Wilson County, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 91,130 residents, a change of about 135 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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